At IUB and IUPUI, how do I register my computer?

In many cases, you must register your computer's MAC address before you can connect to the Indiana University network. At IU Bloomington and IUPUI, this requirement extends to all campus and Greek housing and wired (Ethernet) connections in offices and meeting rooms. In these cases, until you register your computer or device, it will not be able to receive an IP address that will allow it to establish a connection to the Internet.

On this page:

• Registering your computer in campus and Greek housing
• Registering your computer in other on-campus locations

Registering your computer in campus and Greek housing

If you live in campus or Greek housing, run Get Connected. Running this software will begin an automatic configuration process during which you will be prompted to register your computer on the web.

Note: You can use the Get Connected web site to register your Windows Vista, Windows XP, or Mac OS X (10.3 and later) computer to use the Indiana University network in campus housing. Computers running Windows 2000 or Linux, as well as game consoles, must be manually registered. For help, contact the UITS Support Center. You cannot register earlier versions of Windows on the IU network in campus housing.

For more information, see What is Get Connected, and what does it do? If you run the Get Connected software and still cannot connect your computer to the IU network, see In IUB and IUPUI campus housing, where can I get assistance with my computer?

Note: If you live in any IUB or IUPUI residence hall or campus apartment, you must re-register your computer every fall semester. For more, see In IU campus housing, why do I have to re-register my computer in the fall?

The IU Secure wireless network is available in all IU Bloomington and IUPUI dormitory residence halls (with the exception of Wright), along with the Campus View Apartments. If IU Secure is not yet available in your campus residence, you may operate a properly configured wireless access point (WAP) as an exception to the IT-19 Extending the University Data Network and IT-20 Wireless Networking policies from the University Information Policy Office (UIPO). Once IU Secure is available in your residence, this exception will no longer apply. You will then need to remove your WAP from the network. For details, see At IUB, if my residence hall does not yet have IU wireless network access, how do I configure a wireless access point?

Registering your computer in other on-campus locations

At IUB, to register your computer if it's not located in campus housing, visit:

Note: Microsoft Internet Explorer for Mac does not work at the above site; you might use Safari.

At IUPUI, visit:

Click the link for IU users (do not log in using the "Guest Username:" and "Guest Password:" fields). After you click the link, you will be prompted to authenticate using your Network ID. You will then see the registration page. Read the user agreement and click I agree to proceed. When you have completed the form, shut down your computer and wait for five minutes. After five minutes, you can start your computer and access the Internet.

For help or to report a problem with the network or IU computer services, contact the Support Center.

Also see:

• On the IUB campus housing network, can my computer have a static IP address?
• In IUB and IUPUI campus housing, may I connect multiple computers to the campus network?
• At IU, do DHCP MAC address registrations expire?
• At IU, how many network devices can I register?